Metallic railroad-tie.



S. A. WRIGHT.4 METALLIC BAILBGAD TIE.' APPLICATION IVILBD DEO.15, 1909.

969,681. l Patented sept. 6,1910.

e e l m e ed!!! e UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

SOLOMON A. WRIGHT, OF BUCKMAN, TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-EIGI-ITH TO STEPHEN H. DAVIS, 0F SANTA FE, TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO.

METALLIC RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 6, 1910.

Application led December 15, 1909. Serial No. 533,231.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOLOMON A. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buckman, in the county of Santa Fe and Territory of NewMexico, have invented new and useful Improvements in MetallicRailroad-Ties, of which the follo-wing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in metallic railroad ties, andthe object of the invent-ion is to produce an article of this characterwhich is extremely simple in construction, comparatively cheap tomanufacture, and which has its parts so arranged as to render the samesuiiiciently resilient to compensate for all irregularities of theroadbed and thereby adding greatly to the comfort of the travelingpublic.

With the above, and other objects in vView which will appear as thedescription progresses, the invention resides in the novel constructionand combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings there has been illustrated a simple andpreferred embodiment of the improvement, and in which drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rail road tie constructed inaccordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View upon the line 3 3 of Fig.2. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View upon the line 4-4 Fig. 2.

The improved tie is constructed of some slightly yieldable metal, suchas steel and the main body portion 1 of the tie is constructed of asingle piece of such metal. The body 1 comprises a base member 2,provided with vertical ends 3 from which are extended in oppositedirections and toward each other the top members 4. These members 4 arein a plane substantially parallel with the base 2 which they overlap,and the meeting ends of the top members 4 may be welded together' orconnected through the medium of bolts 5, as illustrated in the igures ofthe drawing. The base 2 is provided adjacent each of its longitudinaledges with centrally arranged integrally formed side sections 6. Theside sections 6 are spaced a suitable distance away from the ends 3, asclearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing and the said sidesare bent to assume a vertical plane and have their upper edges connectedthrough the medium of suitable straps 7 By reference to Fig. 4 of thedrawings, it will be noted that each of these straps 7 is constructed ofa single piece of suitable material having its endsl bent in the from ofa U the vertical walls of which are adapted to lap the edges of the sidemembers 6 and the said members as well as the upper portions of thesides 6 are provided with suitable alining openings which are adaptedfor the reception of retaining elements S.

The numerals 9 designate the rails adapted to be positioned upon the topof the tie, and directly below the points at which the rails arepositioned the top sections 4 are provided with reinforcing vplates 10,lthe said plates having downwardly extending pins 11, which are adaptedto serve as retaining elements for the helical springs 12 which arepositioned between the top and the bottom of the tie. The base 2 of thetie 1 is also provided with suitable reinforcing plates 13, the saidplates having upwardly extending pins 14 which are adapted to engagewithin the convolutions of the springs 12 and retain this end of thespring in proper position upon the tie.

The numerals 15 designate the rail securing members. These members 15are each constructed of a single strand of suitable metal and have oneof their edges provided with lips 16 which are adapted to overlie thebase flanges of the rails 9 and to contact the lower portions of thewebs thereof. These members 15 as well as the top sections 4 areprovided with a plurality of alining openings, the central pair of whichare adapted to aline with similar openings provided within the bearingplate 10, and all of these openings are adapted for the reception ofsuitable removable retaining elements 17. In order to render the ends 18of the ties 1 suliiciently rigid I have provided the said ends withreinforcing plates 3 which may be removably connected thereand thesprings 12, exerting a pres- 4 normally sustain the said top sections inparallel spaced relation with the base 2.

From the above description, taken in con nection with the accompanying'drawings, it will be noted that I have provided a simple and effectivedevice for the purpose intend-A ed, and While I have illust-rated anddescribed the preferred embodiment of the improvement, as it now appearsto me, minor details of construction, within the scope of the followingclaims mayl be resorted to if desired.

Having thus nlly described the invention what I claim as new is l. A tieconstructed of slightly resilient metal, said tie having its bodyportion formed of a single strip oil material and comprising a base,ends and top sections, the base of the tie being also provided withintegrally formed side members at its center, and spacing and retainingstrips engaging the side members beneath the top sections of the tie.

2. A metallic tie for-railway rails, comprising a member constructed ofa single piece of slightly resilient material, said tie comprising arectangular base, ends and overlying top sections, the base beingprovided with centrally arranged sides, bracing and supporting strapsconnected with the tops of the sides and positioned below the topsections, and helical springs between each top section and the base ofthe tie.

3. A railroad tie having its body constrncted of a single piece ofslightly resilient metal, said tie comprising a base, ends and topsections overlying the base, the said base being centrally provided withintegrally formed sides, straps coni'iecting the sides and underlyingand engaging the top sections, reinforcing plates for the top sections,reinforcing plates 'or the base,helical sprii'igs between thesereinforcing plates, re-

inforcing plates for the ends of the tie and means for connecting therails to the top sections of the tie.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SOLOMON A. WTRIGHT. Witnesses S. H. DAVIS, N. S. INGRAMM.

